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Conservazione del patrimonio geologico: necessità di strumenti legislativi
No full textIn the last decades we have focused in the census and in the study of geological sites in the area of Basilicata, which is characterized by a geological heritage of higher value than many other italian regions. This work is essential to begin now good practices of geoconservation for both geological heritage and geodiversity. The geoconservation is a process that begins by creating awareness among the people living on the territory in order to lead them to become the first guardians of the proper geological heritage and geodiversity. Application of the techniques given by geoconservation protoccols is favoured by the existence of legislative tools necessary to create the basis for sustainable development of both environment and socio-economic . In Basilicata this task is made difficult by the lack of a regional law that favors the ad hoc management of geological heritage. The aim of this work is thus to ask to the Basilicata region to enact without delay a specific regional law on the protection of geological heritage with reference to the draft presented by a scientific partnership (researchers from the Science Department of the University of Basilicata, Legambiente Basilicata, Order of Geologists of Basilicata, Italian Society of Environmental Geology – SIGEA and GeoBas Italy) to the “Commissione Attività Produttive, Territorio e Ambiente del Consiglio Regionale della Basilicata”. An effective regional law is essential tools to work on protection of geodiversity and geoconservation, and is preparatory to the valorisation of all the geological peculiarities present in the region
Geomorphological map of Pisticci area (Basilicata, Suothern Italy)
No full textThis paper presents the results of geomorphological investigations carried out in Basilicata region (Southern Italy) in the sector of the youngest foredeep (Bradano trough) relative to most of the communal territory of Pisticci. The importance of the chosen area mostly lies in the presence of diffuse running-water landforms and landslides affecting urban areas. The geomorphological processes are linked with Quaternary tectonic uplift affecting the Apennine front-Bradanic foredeep sectors. A series of field surveys, supported by aerial photo interpretation, have led to the production of a geomorphological map at 1:35,000 scale which outlines the main processes and related landforms recognised in the study area. The latter are the result of the complex interplay of structural, gravitational and fluvial processes. Particular attention has been devoted to the recognition, identification and mapping of landslides which affect the slope, locally giving rise to hazardous conditions
GEOCONSERVAZIONE: PRINCIPI DI BASE E RILEVANZA SOCIALE
No full textIn questi ultimi anni, la “Geoconservazione” ha assunto tutte le caratteristiche di una vera e propria disciplina scientifica emergente nell’ambito delle Scienze della Terra.
Scopo principale della Geoconservazione è la tutela del patrimonio geologico, in altre parole la conservazione delle sue unità di base, cioè di quei siti ed aree significative dal punto di vista geologico, note come geositi. Questo deve avvenire mediante una serie di attività scientifiche, che comprendono la redazione di specifici inventari, l’implementazione di procedure di classificazione e lo studio delle metodologie più appropriate per la loro individuazione, valutazione, tutela, valorizzazione e monitoraggio.
I suoi principi di base, metodi ed obiettivi possono essere riconosciuti e definiti nell’ambito di una “Geoconservazione di base” (Basic Geoconservation). Le interrelazioni con altre discipline scientifiche e la produzione di specifiche conoscenze che consentono di stabilire forti legami con la società, come la realizzazione di materiali utili per la divulgazione scientifica e di servizi speciali per il turismo geologico, invece, sono oggetto di studio nell’ambito di altri due livelli di approfondimento, definite come “Applicazioni di tecniche per la Geoconservazione” (Technical Applications of Geoconservation) e “Geoconservazione Applicata” (Applied Geoconservation)
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